An Evaluation of Chemical Pretreatment Methods for Improving Enzymatic Saccharification of Chili Postharvest Residue

• Published in: Applied biochemistry and biotechnology Vol. 167; no. 6; pp. 1489 - 1500
• Main Authors: Preeti, Varghese Elizabeth, Sandhya, Soolamkandath Variem, Kuttiraja, Mathiyazhakan, Sindhu, Raveendran, Vani, Sankar, Kumar, Sukumaran Rajeev, Pandey, Ashok, Binod, Parameswaran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.07.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: acids; alcohols; alkali treatment; Biochemistry; Biodiesel fuels; bioethanol; Biomass; Biotechnology; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Cellulose; Cellulose - metabolism; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Crop residues; Crops, Agricultural; Crops, Agricultural - metabolism; Cultivars; enzymatic hydrolysis; Enzymes; Enzymes - metabolism; feedstocks; hemicellulose; High pressure; High temperature; Hydrolysis; India; lignin; Lignin - metabolism; metabolism; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; mixing; Physicochemical properties; Raw materials; Residues; saccharification; Sugar; sugars; surpluses; temperature; X-Ray Diffraction; India; Bioethanol; Pretreatment; Biomass composition; Chili postharvest residue; Cellulase; Biomass hydrolysis

Residue of chili plants left in the field after harvesting is a major lignocellulosic resource that is underexploited. India has over 0.6 million tons of this residue available as surplus annually which projects it as a potent feedstock for conversion to bioethanol. The cellulose, hemicellulose and...